Browsing Global health by Subject "Public health"
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A comparative policy analysis of oral health policies in Latin America to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background: Oral diseases continue to be a global public health problem, with more than 3·5 billion people affected. With the COVID-19 pandemic declaration, dental services have been severely disrupted. This unprecedented ... -
A Demographic Analysis of Minority Enrollment into HVTN Preventive HIV Vaccine Clinical Trials in the United States, 2002-2016
Background: The inclusion of participants in HIV preventive vaccine trials who identify as a member of a racial, ethnic, sexual, and/or gender minority group continues to be lacking, even though rates of HIV infection are ... -
A Descriptive Analysis of the Emergency Prescription Assistance Program’s (EPAP) role in providing access to chronic care medications to displaced disaster survivors of Hurricane Maria in the United States Virgin Islands
In this study we explore the capabilities and the impact of Emergency Prescription Assistance Program (EPAP) during Hurricane Maria in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) using descriptive analytic methods and mapping from the ... -
A Framework Policy Analysis of National Health Insurance Policymaking in Sub-Saharan Africa
A large proportion of the world’s low- and middle-income population reside in sub-Saharan Africa where out-of-pocket payment systems have made healthcare inaccessible and unaffordable in many places. Universal health ... -
A multi-state evaluation of health system opportunities and challenges facing community-wide mass drug administration for the elimination of parasitic worms in India
An estimated 1.45 billion people are infected with Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) globally, with a large proportion of the burden in India. At moderate to high infection intensity, STH is associated with a number of ... -
A New Hope: Perspectives on Implementing the Pilot of a New Comprehensive Health Care Model in Guainía, Colombia
The 1993 health reform in Colombia structured a General System of Social Security in Health that fragmented the national health system creating the current health care crisis in this country, especially within indigenous ... -
A Qualitative Analysis of Early Identification of Pediatric Hearing Loss and Early Intervention Services for Families in Mongolia
There are four equally important elements that must be in place in a continuum of care for successful outcomes in young children with hearing loss learning to listen and speak: a) early identification of hearing loss, b) ... -
A qualitative analysis of health care provider perceptions of depression and suicidality in Mozambique
Aim: The purpose of this study is to identify and describe health care provider explanatory models, beliefs, attitudes, and practices regarding depression and suicidality in Sofala Province, Mozambique. Background: There ... -
A Qualitative Assessment of Breast Cancer Advocates in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Breast cancer mortality is higher in low- and middle-income countries than high-income countries due to lack of awareness about the benefits of early detection and treatment, late-stage diagnosis and limited access to care. ... -
A qualitative exploration of indigenous women’s experiences seeking obstetric care and the possibilities of intercultural medicine in Hospital San Antonio de Mitú, Vaupés
The department of Vaupés in the Amazon region of Colombia accounts for some of the worst health indicators in the country. The majority of its population is indigenous, but the public health system available in the region ... -
A Qualitative Study of Decentralized Compost Sanitation in Uganda’s West Nile Region
Decentralized compost sanitation represents a potential sustainable sanitation solution that could limit fecal contamination at the source while also complementing the rural, agricultural lifestyle of rural areas without ... -
A Risk-Score for Predicting the Presence of Treatable Sexually Transmitted Infections in Kenyan Women Planning Conception
Treatable sexually transmitted infections (STI) disproportionately affect women’s reproductive health and contribute to poor neonatal outcomes. Because these infections are frequently asymptomatic, identifying women at ... -
A Sierra Leone-specific adult health intervention package with an emphasis on noncommunicable diseases and risk factors
Background: Sierra Leone has one of the highest mortality rates in the world, and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) comprise 40% of all deaths. This study seeks to identify the most cost-effective NCD interventions in Sierra ... -
A stakeholder analysis of the idea of a community-based obstetrical technician cadre in Haiti to replace aging traditional birth attendants
University of Washington Abstract A stakeholder analysis of the idea of a community-based obstetrical technician cadre in Haiti to replace aging traditional birth attendants Jean Marie David Rikerdy Frederic Chair of the ... -
A subnational analysis of burden of disease in South Africa: mortality levels, causes of death and their forecasts.
Empirical and model based approaches have provided estimates of South Africa’s national and provincial mortality. However, little is known about district-level mortality patterns and differentials. The purpose of this ... -
A Systematic Analysis of the Malaria Situation in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire
Background: Consistent with the Global Burden of Disease, malaria in Côte d’Ivoire is ranked as the first cause of mortality for both gender and all ages, before maternal and neonatal mortalities and tuberculosis, ... -
A Systematic Review: Mental Health Impact of Stigma and Discrimination against South Asian Religious Minorities
We conducted an in-depth, systematic review using content analysis to investigate the mental health impact of religious-based stigma and discrimination among members of South Asian religious minority groups residing in ... -
A ‘Good’ Death with Dementia: An Autoethnographic Exploration of Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED)
Voluntary stopping eating and drinking (VSED) has become increasingly recognized as a legal, appropriate, and ethical way to hasten death at the end-of-life. It is one of few options available for people with dementia to ... -
Abortion in the United States: Occurrence, trends, cross-state care-seeking and unmet need
Introduction: Nationally, the abortion rate has fallen over the last two decades. During the same period, the number restrictions and regulations on abortion have increased, especially after 2010. From 2001 to 2008 the ... -
Acceptability and Barriers of the Home-Based Voluntary Counseling and Testing Model in the First Six Months of Service in Three Rural Sites in Amhara, Ethiopia
(2013-02-25)<bold> Specific Aims: </bold> The objective of this research was to evaluate a home-based HIV counseling and testing (HBVCT) pilot implemented in three Ethiopian sites during the first six month of implementation (January ...